KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The ninth-ranked Tennessee men’s tennis team is primed for another conference showdown, as it welcomes No. 35 Auburn to Barksdale Stadium on Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
Live stats will be provided by UTsports.com and can be found here. Live streaming is available for free through Playsight here. CrackedRacquets is offering cross-cast coverage of SEC matches on ESPN+ that can be found here. Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here.
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse at the top of the grandstand behind court two. More information on Tennessee’s enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee (13-3, 2-0 SEC) is coming off an impressive 2-0 start to SEC play, taking down Georgia, 6-1, and Arkansas, 4-1. The Vols went 5-0 in doubles action on the weekend, and Johannus Monday and Shunsuke Mitsui won both of their singles matches in straight sets at the top two spots in the lineup.
SCOUTING AUBURN
The Tigers (10-4, 1-1 SEC) are 1-3 against ranked opponents in 2024, beating No. 27 MTSU, 4-2, on Feb. 23, while falling to No. 18 Texas A&M, 4-2, at ITA Kickoff Weekend, and dropping back-to-back matches to No. 21 Michigan State, 4-3, and No. 18 Alabama, 4-2. Auburn gained its first conference win in Oxford, routing Ole Miss by a 4-1 result on March 1.
Auburn’s 40th-ranked Tyler Stice boasts a 7-3 dual match record, playing primarily atop the Tigers’ lineup and is 2-1 against top-50 ranked opponents this season. No. 73 Finn Murgett is undefeated in singles (10-0), playing at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Nicholas Hang boasts a 6-1 record at the No. 6 spot. AU is 20-14 (.588) in dual match doubles play and 2-0 in conference action.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#7 – Johannus Monday
#23 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#94 – Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
#4 – Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 – Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#40 – Tyler Stice
#73 – Finn Murgett
JO AND ANGEL AT NO. 1
With a 6-3 victory over Arkansas’ 45th-ranked Horwood and Manuel, Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz notched their fourth win over a ranked opponent in 2024. The duo boasts an impressive 4-0 record against pairs ranked in the top 50, including a 2-0 mark against those in the top 10.
MONDAY HITS 25 SEC…
Live stats will be provided by UTsports.com and can be found here. Live streaming is available for free through Playsight here. CrackedRacquets is offering cross-cast coverage of SEC matches on ESPN+ that can be found here. Admission is free and complimentary tennis parking is located in SC40 at the Kingston Pike Building. Additional parking information can be found here.
For outdoor matches at Barksdale Stadium this season, concessions and alcoholic beverages will be sold on the concourse at the top of the grandstand behind court two. More information on Tennessee’s enhanced fan experience efforts can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
Tennessee (13-3, 2-0 SEC) is coming off an impressive 2-0 start to SEC play, taking down Georgia, 6-1, and Arkansas, 4-1. The Vols went 5-0 in doubles action on the weekend, and Johannus Monday and Shunsuke Mitsui won both of their singles matches in straight sets at the top two spots in the lineup.
SCOUTING AUBURN
The Tigers (10-4, 1-1 SEC) are 1-3 against ranked opponents in 2024, beating No. 27 MTSU, 4-2, on Feb. 23, while falling to No. 18 Texas A&M, 4-2, at ITA Kickoff Weekend, and dropping back-to-back matches to No. 21 Michigan State, 4-3, and No. 18 Alabama, 4-2. Auburn gained its first conference win in Oxford, routing Ole Miss by a 4-1 result on March 1.
Auburn’s 40th-ranked Tyler Stice boasts a 7-3 dual match record, playing primarily atop the Tigers’ lineup and is 2-1 against top-50 ranked opponents this season. No. 73 Finn Murgett is undefeated in singles (10-0), playing at the No. 2 and 3 spots. Nicholas Hang boasts a 6-1 record at the No. 6 spot. AU is 20-14 (.588) in dual match doubles play and 2-0 in conference action.
VOLS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#7 – Johannus Monday
#23 – Shunsuke Mitsui
#94 – Filip Pieczonka
Doubles
#4 – Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz
#20 – Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka
TIGERS IN THE RANKINGS
Singles
#40 – Tyler Stice
#73 – Finn Murgett
JO AND ANGEL AT NO. 1
With a 6-3 victory over Arkansas’ 45th-ranked Horwood and Manuel, Johannus Monday and Angel Diaz notched their fourth win over a ranked opponent in 2024. The duo boasts an impressive 4-0 record against pairs ranked in the top 50, including a 2-0 mark against those in the top 10.
MONDAY HITS 25 SEC…
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